Tensions escalate when Viserys marries Rhaenyra’s close friend, Alicent Hightower , who eventually produces male heirs (Aegon and Aemond). This creates two warring factions: the "Blacks" (supporting Rhaenyra) and the "Greens" (supporting Alicent's son, Aegon).
The season centers on a fractured succession crisis following the reign of . Game of Thrones : House of the Dragon - Saison 1
The first season of serves as a sweeping, 20-year prologue to the Targaryen civil war known as the "Dance of the Dragons". Set approximately 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones , it depicts the Targaryen dynasty at the zenith of its power, ruling Westeros with an unchallenged monopoly on dragons. Core Narrative & Conflict Game of Thrones : House of the Dragon - Saison 1

